New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-29
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

VIRGINIA TAX COUPON CAsEs-sTATE OBLIGATIONS
10 BE MAINTAINED
WARRINGTON. March pa decis rendered by tho
Supreme Court to day In the Virginia coupon VIII
lam L. Royal against the state OF Virginia This Ia au appeal
from Judgment pronounced Royal by the Sunreme
Court OF ppeas IN virginia February 30 in case In
which prosecuted by the state practising hs pro
fos,on lawyer wthouta license after having rendered
tho said States coupons payment license tax Til,
holds that the present cannot De distinguished in
principal Of Royal ag. Virginia lG L. s. 572 and
authority the Judgment the supreme Court of An
pcas Virginia reversed and the with
directions the writ Of which prayed for
decision rendered In the similar Coupon tar ca,o ~
H. A. Carper TAILOR OF Pulaski County. Virginia agt Richard
L. Fitzgerald Appeal from the United states Circuit Court
the Eastern District Of Virginia Fitzgerald appel 90
this Is Hing salesman for tho of Austtn
Fields CO.. of Philadelphia. lilo was arrested in Pulaski
County for doing business without license after he had
made receivable coupons payment for uch
Licenses. Upon viii Of habeas corpus he was discharged
from custody hy Judge Bond OF tho United States Cirouit
Court District OF Virginia. sitting as Crcut
Judge In Chambers at BaImore. The State Of Virginia
through Tailor appealed from Judge Bonds decision I'm TIN,
This holds that the act Of March 1885, allows
appeal corpus only from tho decision OF
Circuit Court the decision Of Circuit sitting
IN Chambers Of the even eb such
Judge the papers filed and his recorded I'm
Circuit Court The appeal is. therefore. dismissed
decision rendered by the United States Supreme
Court to-day No. T. original pare George NJ Balm
upon which Balm tried the court below was
changed alter the Grand Jury was not thu in
Jury within the meaning OF tho con
suon had this rght try and sentence
pom It, Tho prisoner is therefore entitled 10 writ Of
habcas corpus and II Is granted.
decision rendered In tho insolvent bank casa of
Alonzo Richmond Comstock oihors AIT Aenes
r. Irons and Andrew Foskeit aud e.oourix NJ
James Irons deceased ami Appeal from tbs Uned
states Circuit Court tho Northern District OF uno
This was enforce the personal liability Of tie socx
ers for the insovent Manufacturer, Nation,
Chicago The decree OF the ccuitCourt I'm go far "A
with this courts decisions certain popt
remanded with directions poceed
justice and equity may require conformity with
TINS opinion.
decision rendered in tho long standing case OF tho
United states John PAM Jones George
McDougs Appeal from the Court OF Claims This suit
It's origin contract entered into April g. 1852 between r.
NJ. Woznera United States Indian Agent In California
aud George MoDouga TO supply Indans
pounds OF beef The beef furnished Indian gent
Wozcncrafi The contractor Nc Douga
-ecrtioy OF the Interior amounting tho aggregate
$Sl2oo Tie Interior Department te
and refused honor the drafts ON Dooembsr
1905 THO Secretary referred the 10 Tho Court OF Claims
and the court Judgment appellee for
sl4sO From this Judgment bVth parties appealed This
court holds that Tho oil 1852 which
lain N based imposed legal Obligation United
szios end that the judgment the Court 81 Claims avor